After Bangladesh’s interim government banned polyethene bags, a new sense of hope has emerged for the Sonali bag—a jute-based ...

Following the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) indictment of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for deliberate war ...

As of last week, in the wake of the Nov. 21 issuance by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of arrest warrants for Israeli ...

As the world faces escalating challenges, from climate change to biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation, there is now a ...

Gaps in realising human rights could stop AIDS being ended as a public health threat by 2030, UNAIDS has warned in a report ...

In Uganda, women and girls are more affected by HIV. Out of 1.4 million people living with the disease, 860 000 are women and ...

María Bacab, a Native Maya, considers herself the “guardian of seeds” as she cares for the milpa – an ancestral Mesoamerican ...

Nearly half the world’s population—over 3.5 billion people—lack access to safe toilets, with 419 million forced to practice ...

Despite the 1,583 legislative measures in 193 countries around the world, violence against women has not been eradicated or ...

NEW YORK, Nov 26 2024 (IPS) - As the world faces escalating challenges, from climate change to biodiversity loss and ...

Every 10 minutes, one woman or girl is killed at the hands of their partner or other family member. This is only scratching ...

WASHINGTON DC, Nov 25 2024 (IPS) - In Nigeria, over 80,000 women die each year from pregnancy and childbirth complications.